[MLS] Major League Soccer unveiled its expanded schedule for the 2011 season. Significantly, it will be off on two weekends late in the regular season, both international fixture dates when national teams will be in action. Read the whole story

[DATEBOOK] MLS has expanded its schedule to 34 games to be played over 32 weeks. It will be off on two weekends late in the regular season, both international fixture dates when the national teams will be in action. Read the whole story

[MLS] D.C. United's injury jinx continued as Steve Cronin, brought in with the anticipation that he could be the starting goalie, will be sidelined with a broken left wrist suffered at practice on Tuesday. Read the whole story

[MLS] New Zealanders midfielder Simon Elliott and defender Andrew Boyens have made the rounds in MLS but not until Wednesday had they been on the same team. Chivas USA has signed the duo after head coach Robin Fraser and his staff watched them in training and scrimmages. Elliott, 36, and ... Read the whole story

[MLS] Charlie Davies scored for D.C. United, which won the Carolina Challenge Cup with a 2-2 tie with Toronto FC. The Columbus Crew won the Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge with wins over New England and Houston. The expansion Portland Timbers ended their preseason campaign unbeaten at 2-0-6 when they tied ... Read the whole story

[U.S. WOMEN] Abby Wambach will rejoin the U.S. national team for the Algarve Cup March 2-9 in Portugal after missing January's Four Nations Tournament in China. She heads the 24-player squad -- all pro players -- Coach Pia Sundhage has selected to take to Europe for training on Feb. 18. ... Read the whole story

[YOUTH] MLS players Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake), Victor Pineda (Chicago) and Jon Top (FC Dallas) are among 36 players called into the U.S. under-18 national team camp that begins Saturday in Phoenix. Nine other players play for MLS academy teams. For the complete roster ... Read the whole story

"I've been threatened a lot by phone, and my family, too. There are even motorcycles following my car on the streets. … I’m not going to another Brazilian club, but to a team from abroad is a different thing. I’m going to see what’s best for me."-- Brazilian left back Roberto Carlos indicating he may leave Corinthians, whose fans attacked the team bus, damaged players' cars, painted the walls of the club’s headquarters with protest messages, and threatened the 2002 World Cup winner after a 2-0 loss to Colombia's Deportes Tolima in the Copa Libertadores. The Brazilian press has linked ...More